A visitor from Whitehorse, Y.T. who paid $780 to reclaim his trailer after a dispute with tow truck operator Paul Nelson is seeking redress through the Haines Borough. Alexander Gubergrits said he was deceived by Nelson and that he never would have agreed to a $450 bill Nelson presented him after pulling Gubergrits’ trailer from a […]

Facilities issues dominated Tuesday’s Haines Borough Assembly meeting, where members voted to explore purchase of the Elks property, seek proposals for a temporary metal roof on the Chilkat Center and pay $39,000 for the first phase of the community facility master plan. The goal of the plan is “to develop a specific capital improvement plan for how […]

Haines We the People, a local citizens’ advocacy group, has proposed a program aimed at intercepting an estimated $800,000 that leaves the community annually in credit card fees. At the June 12 Haines Borough Assembly meeting, resident Nancy Berland outlined the group’s thinking behind a potential “cash back for cash” program involving local merchants and consumers. The […]

One week after an alleged sexual assault near Main Street, Haines Borough police chief Gary Lowe said local streets are safe, but residents shouldn’t be walking them alone at night. “You shouldn’t be alone anytime. It’s the golden rule around here. Don’t go hiking alone. Don’t go into bear country alone. Don’t go walking the streets at night alone,” […]

Haines Borough officials are looking for ways to cut garbage expenses in the face of increased collection fees that have doubled or more in less than a year. The borough paid Community Waste Solutions $4,094 for garbage removal at the boat harbor in May, more than four times the municipality’s bill of $952 in May […]

The Downtown Revitalization Committee will seek to become a recognized advisory group to the Haines Borough. The loose organization of citizens and downtown business and property owners voted for the change in status at a meeting attended by about 10 people Monday night. Main Street coffeehouse owner Lenise Henderson Fontenot, who serves as volunteer chair of […]

Wood-pellet heat wouldn’t be cheaper than oil for Haines Borough buildings and it’s not clear it pencils out at public buildings elsewhere in Southeast where such systems are in place, Jim Rehfeldt of Alaska Energy Engineering told borough leaders Friday. Heating the school and pool with pellets comes closest to breaking even, with life-cycle cost comparison of […]

The Haines Borough Planning Commission was scheduled to hold a second public hearing on its draft comprehensive plan on Thursday, June 21. The 300-page plan, intended to be a “blueprint” for future government decisions and spending, is a borough-generated summary of economic and demographic information about the area, tapping sources including a scientific survey of residents conducted […]

The Haines Borough Assembly voted 4-1 Tuesday to retain manager Mark Earnest, reactivating a contract that gives him the borough’s top job for another 13 months. Member Norm Smith voted in opposition. Assemblywoman Debra Schnabel, a candidate for the vacant manager’s position, had asked to be excused from the matter that was scheduled on the assembly meeting agenda as “interim borough […]